Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979 (bulk 1920-1938), bulk 1920-1938

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Summary

Creators:
Rossmann, Zdeněk, Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985, Vydra, Josef, 1884-1959, Fuchs, Bohuslav, 1895-1972, Hahn, Willibald, Gebr. Fretz (Firm), Cyliax, Walter, 1899-1945, Cyliax, Maria, Bauhaus, Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946, Hottenroth, Franz, Heartfield, John, 1891-1968, Strzemiński, Władysław, 1893-1952, Swart, Piet, Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941, Reiner, Imre, 1900-1987, Schwitters, Kurt, 1887-1948, Tschichold, Jan, 1902-1974, Sächsische Lehrerverein, Tschichold, Edith, and Vordemberge-Gildewart, Friedrich, 1899-1962
Abstract:
German typographer and graphic designer. Correspondence between Jan Tschichold and his wife Edith and with a number of other artists, including Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, John Heartfield, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Kurt Schwitters, and Piet Zwart. Collection includes printed ephemera and clippings. A significant number of letters and printed materials relate to El Lissitzky. The bulk of the collection is dated 1920-1938.
Extent:
3 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language:
German .
Preferred citation:

Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979, bulk 1920-1938, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 930030.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa930030

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence between Jan Tschichold and his wife, Edith, and a number of artists, many of them figures associated with the Bauhaus, together with materials reflecting Jan Tschichold's career as a typographer and graphic designer. The collection includes letters, postcards, decorated envelopes, published books, sample graphic and printed works, flyers, menus, and invitations. Also included are newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the artists and their work.

A significant amount of material relates to El Lissitzky, including letters and postcards from El Lissitzky and his wife, Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers; photographs and prints; typographic designs for books and advertisements; printed books and articles by El Lissitzky as well as articles by Tschichold and others about El Lissitzky; and material relating to exhibitions of El Lissitzky's work. Large portions of the collection are also devoted to Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Kurt Schwitters, including correspondence, works by these artists, publications by and about them, clippings, and other printed ephemera.

Other individuals for whom the collection has related material include: Herbert Bayer; Walter and Maria Cyliax (née Krauss) and Gebr. Fretz, A.G.; Willibald Hahn and the Sächsische Lehrerverein; John Heartfield; Franz Hottenroth; Imre Reiner; Wladyslaw Strzeminski; Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart; and Piet Zwart.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 1993.
Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
archives, personal papers, and manuscripts

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979, bulk 1920-1938, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 930030.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa930030

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Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688, US
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